Common name: miniature form
Family: Psilotaceae
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Description: (syn. P. triquetrum)
Herbaceous perennial devoid of roots, with scale leaves only, and dichotomously branching ribbed stems to 50cm long. Resembles early vascular plants known from the fossil record, but now considered a fern ally related to the Ophioglossales. Tropical conditions.
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USDA Zone: 8a-11
Source: Chad Husby FIU
Provenance:
volunteer sporeling in FIU greenhouses
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Classification:
- Division: Ferns
- Class: Polypodiopsida
- SubClass: Ophioglossidae
- Order: Psilotales
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- Family: Psilotaceae
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References:
- The Wacky World of Whisk Ferns at In Defense of Plants. Last accessed Tuesday, April 30, 2019.
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